Fight fans around the globe can stop holding their collective breath in anticipation of a bout between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. According to various boxing outlets the mega fight that was supposed to be scheduled for March 13 is officially off.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has stated that "the fight is off", and that Top Rank is moving forward in an attempt to secure an opponent for Pacquiao for the same March 13 date.
Both Top Rank and Golden Boy promotions engaged in a mediation session on Tuesday which lasted approximately nine hours. When the two sides exited the mediation, both Mayweather and Pacquiao were given a revised contract to review and sign. Those close to the fighters report that Pacquiao was fine with the revision, but Mayweather wasn't in agreement, thus ending any realistic chance of making the fight happen in March or possibly ever.
At this point Arum is looking to put Manny in against Yuri Foreman for a 154 pound title fight. For Pacquiao, this is an opportunity to win a title in an eighth weight class. I've heard rumblings that Floyd may try to set up a fight with Pauli Malignaggi.
With the bout being scrapped, the boxing public is being cheated out of a must see fight. Professional boxing can't afford many more black eyes and this is surely one of the worst in recent memory.
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